This is a practical, hands-on degree in anatomy that allows you to combine cadaveric dissection with a thorough exploration of human biology at all levels of organisation, from the DNA right up to organ systems.

This degree will suit you if you want a thorough understanding of the structure and function of the human body. Our students are well prepared to compete for graduate entry into Medicine, Dentistry, Physician Associate studies, Radiotherapy, and Physiotherapy, for higher degrees in all areas of human biology, and for careers in anatomy, biological and medical science, the biotech, healthcare, and pharmaceutical industries, and in medical communications.

Programme in detail

Each year includes dissection of the human body, working in groups of typically five or six (subject to the availability of prepared cadavers) guided by a series of related lectures and practical sessions in the Human Anatomy Resource Centre, our dedicated anatomy facility.

Alongside this, lectures, tutorials, and seminars are given by top scientists in fields such as neuroscience, human evolution, vertebrate morphology, stem cell and developmental biology, musculoskeletal biology, and cardiovascular biology.

Year Three includes the opportunity for a practical research project in one of the internationally renowned research groups working within the research institutes that support the teaching on the degree programme.

As a Life Sciences graduate from the University of Liverpool, you will have an excellent set of career options ahead of you. For those committed to a career as a professional scientist, higher degrees (MBiolSci, MSc, MRes, MPhil or PhD) at the University of Liverpool or elsewhere provide a flexible set of options for further study.

In the public sector, Life Sciences graduates are in demand in research institutes, government departments, the National Health Service, forensic science and the Environment Agency. Commercial sectors that actively recruit graduates from the Life Sciences include the pharmaceutical, food, biotechnology, water and agriculture industries.